And some of us just love building city walls, fortifying veteran pikemen then wandering off and whiping the Sioux off the map.
Damned Sioux *shakes fist*
The government also seeks to build combat robots.
Three Laws of Robotics:
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
A maglev excells in the taller buildings where cables become a liability.
Try telling that to Betty Lou Oliver. In 1945 a plane crashed into the Empire State Building, causing an elevator cable to be sheared. The elevator holding Oliver fell 75 floors and she survived. Why? Because the cable below the elevator formed a coil at the bottom of the shaft which cushioned the landing.
You actually bring up a good point - what's to stop a single user from registering 10 full lifts worth of demand for his own stop by repeatedly entering the destination floor at the kiosk?
Maybe if sensors are installed in the doorway, it can estimate how many people leave the elevator at a floor, and compare that to the demand originally registered at the kiosk. The predictive logic software could then learn which floor has the highest number of selfish arseholes, and adjust their service accordingly:)
The name pentium haunted me for the first few years that I owned a computer. Being new to computers, we made a fatal choice of a Pentium with 8MB of RAM over a 486DX4-100 with 16MB of RAM. All my mates' 486s had better staying power for new release games than my hunk of crap! Upgrading to 16MB of RAM was always at the top of my wish list. And I do mean wish - from memory about AU$300 for another 8MB!
Is how all this expensive hardware can play games at ridiculously high resolutions, yet they still don't look anything near as real as a game of football on a low resolution television set.
PC upgradability is a myth.
Whenever I've come to need a new piece of hardware, there's always been some snag that results in me having to upgrade my entire system.
CPU requires a new chipset.
Now I need a new motherboard.
Oops, now I need new memory.
Oh, my power supply doesn't support this new hardware.
Damn, the PCI slot is in exactly the wrong spot - now I need to get a new case... or remove the drive cage...
Goes on and on and on. I don't factor upgradability into any system I buy, there's no point.
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I can see this being useful in commercial kitchens, where the chef may be cooking multiple meals concurrently.
Does anyone actually secure their wireless network? I actually have the problem that, on startup, my computer connects to my neighbour's wireless network instead of my own!
While we're on the topic of making up uses for LCD technology, I'd like to propose the LCD Restroom Stall. Finally, something to look at besides those inane scribblings on the wall.
In Australia, it's popular for young professionals to move to the UK for up to 10 years, to cash in on the higher wages. Many plan on moving home with enough savings to live comfortably, although many don't come back.
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And some of us just love building city walls, fortifying veteran pikemen then wandering off and whiping the Sioux off the map. Damned Sioux *shakes fist*
What the article doesn't tell you is that these little critters do wonders for your golf swing.
...work finishes YOU.
Definitely goes in my great big "wish I thought of it first" list.
The government also seeks to build combat robots. Three Laws of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
No, in this case it's the person using it who's the most disgusting!
This isn't the sort of experiment that I want to see go out of control...
...this has no effect on the Pluto probe!
A maglev excells in the taller buildings where cables become a liability.
Try telling that to Betty Lou Oliver. In 1945 a plane crashed into the Empire State Building, causing an elevator cable to be sheared. The elevator holding Oliver fell 75 floors and she survived. Why? Because the cable below the elevator formed a coil at the bottom of the shaft which cushioned the landing.
You actually bring up a good point - what's to stop a single user from registering 10 full lifts worth of demand for his own stop by repeatedly entering the destination floor at the kiosk? Maybe if sensors are installed in the doorway, it can estimate how many people leave the elevator at a floor, and compare that to the demand originally registered at the kiosk. The predictive logic software could then learn which floor has the highest number of selfish arseholes, and adjust their service accordingly :)
The second time round?
Sooner or later you'll just have to type:
google://
The name pentium haunted me for the first few years that I owned a computer. Being new to computers, we made a fatal choice of a Pentium with 8MB of RAM over a 486DX4-100 with 16MB of RAM. All my mates' 486s had better staying power for new release games than my hunk of crap! Upgrading to 16MB of RAM was always at the top of my wish list. And I do mean wish - from memory about AU$300 for another 8MB!
Is how all this expensive hardware can play games at ridiculously high resolutions, yet they still don't look anything near as real as a game of football on a low resolution television set.
I'll set my site to load in 51 milliseconds!
PC upgradability is a myth. Whenever I've come to need a new piece of hardware, there's always been some snag that results in me having to upgrade my entire system.
CPU requires a new chipset.
Now I need a new motherboard.
Oops, now I need new memory.
Oh, my power supply doesn't support this new hardware.
Damn, the PCI slot is in exactly the wrong spot - now I need to get a new case... or remove the drive cage...
Goes on and on and on. I don't factor upgradability into any system I buy, there's no point.
I can see this being useful in commercial kitchens, where the chef may be cooking multiple meals concurrently.
Here's a link to the home of white flag linux...
Does anyone actually secure their wireless network? I actually have the problem that, on startup, my computer connects to my neighbour's wireless network instead of my own!
While we're on the topic of making up uses for LCD technology, I'd like to propose the LCD Restroom Stall. Finally, something to look at besides those inane scribblings on the wall.
Sounds like something to aim for...
Maybe so, but now it won't let me access the second page!
It's very easy for Australia, as it's part of the British Commonwealth. I'm curious, is it the same for Canadians?
I get hunted by magpies when i'm 3 metres out the front door!
He better hope it doesn't dry into a fine powder!
In Australia, it's popular for young professionals to move to the UK for up to 10 years, to cash in on the higher wages. Many plan on moving home with enough savings to live comfortably, although many don't come back.